Lawmakers say Rubio distanced US from peace plan … Their comments, at a Halifax press conference, amounted to a massive U-turn for an episode that has dominated the news this week and fueled a mad diplomatic scramble.  The release of the plan has prompted questions in Kyiv …

Marjorie Taylor Greene Has Considered Running for President in 2028, Allies Say … After Greene announced her resignation—declaring that “loyalty should be a two-way street”—Trump celebrated her departure.  “I think it's great news for the country,” he told ABC News.

White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats  —  The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.  —  Just now

A Battle with My Blood  —  When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn't be happening to me, to my family.  —  When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.  Images come in flashes—people and places and stray conversations—and refuse to stop.

Comey Prosecution on the Ropes After Series of Missteps  —  Rushed process and departure from protocol have hurt the case, former prosecutors say  —  WASHINGTON—The federal prosecution of former FBI director James Comey is teetering after a series of missteps, a sign of broader challenges ahead …

U.N. climate talks fizzle out 10 years after Paris accord  —  Nearly 200 countries at the U.N. climate summit reached a deal that didn't include a road map to curtail the use of fossil fuels, the main drivers of climate change.  —  BELÉM, Brazil — Nearly 200 countries reached …

High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon  —  Immigration officers detained a McMinnville High School student Friday off school grounds, the student's family said.  —  Christian Jimenez, 17, a U.S. citizen born in Newberg and a high school senior, was driving …

Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting U.S.  —  A Costa Rican official rebutted the Trump administration's claim that the only possible destination to deport the undocumented Salvadoran immigrant is the West African nation of Liberia.

Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee  —  Bolsonaro was under house arrest for masterminding coup to stop 2022 election winner, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, taking office  —  Brazil's former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested …

The Federalist Society Is Torn Between Its Legal Philosophy and Trump's Demands  —  Guided by Leonard Leo, the society built a pipeline for traditional conservative judges.  But that might not be enough for President Trump in his second term.  —  During President Trump's first term …

Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal  —  The philosopher and the sex trafficker were in contact long after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, documents reveal  —  The prominent linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky called it a …

Texas A&M Was Wrong to Fire Professor Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules  —  The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom.  A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination.  —  A Texas A&M University appeals panel has unanimously ruled …

What Trump's Mamdani praise — and MTG's ouster — says about MAGA's future … “A world turned upside down,” Steve Bannon, the onetime White House aide and MAGA media booster, said in a text.  —  MAGA's Friday trip to The Upside Down all unfolded in a week during which Reps. Ro Khanna …